Definition of brother

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Brother (n.) One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character..

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Brothered :: Brothered (imp. & p. p.) of Brothe.
Brotherhood :: Brotherhood (n.) Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind..
Cousin :: Cousin (n.) One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt..
Fratricide :: Fratricide (n.) One who murders or kills his own brother.
Levir :: Levir (n.) A husband's brother; -- used in reference to levirate marriages.
Brother :: Brother (n.) One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc..
Convert :: Convert (n.) A lay friar or brother, permitted to enter a monastery for the service of the house, but without orders, and not allowed to sing in the choir..
Brotherly :: Brotherly (adv.) Like a brother; affectionately; kindly.
Resemble :: Resemble (v. t.) To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other..
Brotherhood :: Brotherhood (n.) An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity..
Mulier :: Mulier (n.) Lawful issue born in wedlock, in distinction from an elder brother born of the same parents before their marriage; a lawful son..
Osiris :: Osiris (n.) One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis. Cf. Serapis..
Eldest :: Eldest (a.) Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder..
Lay :: Lay (a.) Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother..
Brother German :: Brother german () A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, one by the mother only..
Fratricide :: Fratricide (n.) The act of one who murders or kills his own brother.
Fraternal :: Fraternal (a.) Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace..
Sodality :: Sodality (n.) A fellowship or fraternity; a brotherhood.
Sister-in-law :: Sister-in-law (n.) The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's brother; sometimes, the wife of one's husband's or wife's brother..
Bub :: Bub (n.) A young brother; a little boy; -- a familiar term of address of a small boy.
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